Acting
Dec 27, 1970
Tampere, Finland
Tapani Kalliomäki
Acting
Biography
Jaakko Tapani Kalliomäki (born 28 December 1970 in Tampere) is a Finnish actor and director. Kalliomäki graduated with a master's degree in theatre from the Theater Academy in 1997. Kalliomäki has acted in e.g. Helsinki City Theater, KOM Theater, Tampere Workers' Theater, Theater Jurka and Theater Little Finland. Today he is an actor at the Lahti City Theater. Tapani Kalliomäki starred in Sibelius (2003), as Aino's brother Armas Järnefelt, and as Major Suurkari in Åke Lindman's Tali-Ihantala (2007). On television, he starred in the Hovimäki series as Magnus Lindhof (1999) and Felix Lindhof (2003).
Feature Films (8)
Henkka Virtanen finds evidence of a possible crime on his way to school. With his friend J.K. Kivimutka, the boys decide to investigate what has happened, because these criminal cases are the responsibility of the detective agency they have set up. When it turns out that mailboxes in the area have disappeared during the night, the detective bureau has already two crimes to solve. A fun and exciting adventure begins, in which the boys also have to face their own fears.
Henkka & Kivimutka Detective Agency
The Soviet army breaks through the Finnish defences on the Karelian Isthmus in June 1944, advancing with overwhelming force. Somehow, the Finnish troops must find the strength to fight back, with all odds against them. The Battle of Tali-Ihantala was the largest battle ever fought in the history of the Nordic countries. This film depicts the true events through five separate stories.
1944 The Final Defence
The story of a young poet who became a symbol for Finnish optimism and was subsequently forced underground during Tsar Nicholas II's oppressive dictatorship.
Shadow of the Eagle
The Singer is a film about the all-time favourite singer in Finland, Olavi Virta. A man who rose from poverty all the way to the top and became an artist who was dearly loved by the Finnish people. A man who loved beautiful women and was loved by beautiful women. A man who enjoyed speed, American cars, applause and alcohol and who finally lost everything but his unique voice.
The Singer
Akseli Koskela returns from prison and tries to learn living again. He's not allowed to take part in politics anymore, but he sees a lot of injustice around him. He raises a family with his wife Elina while another war is around the corner...
Under the North Star II
Director Timo Koivusalo point of view about life of classical music composer Jean Sibelius, who is a national composer of Finland.
Sibelius
Based on the novel by Väinö Linna, the story takes place during the time of the Finnish Civil War.
